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Q. Why is very little rice sold in world markets?

A
The market price of rice is not very remunerative
B
The farmers cultivating rice exist on subsistence cultivation
C
The main producers of rice are also the main consumers
D
Rice is not eaten throughout the world

Correct Answer

The main producers of rice are also the main consumers

More Questions on Geography

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    A)Bangladesh
    B)Sri Lanka
    C)Myanmar
    D)Pakistan
    Answer: Pakistan
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    A)1 and 3 only
    B)1 only
    C)2 and 3 only
    D)1, 2 and 3
    Answer: 1 and 3 only
  • Q. In which of the following states the first synagogue is built in India?
    A)Tamil Nadu
    B)Maharashtra
    C)West Bengal
    D)Kerala
    Answer: Kerala
  • Q. Which one of the following is the most possible solution for planning improvement of a metropolitan city in India?
    A)Building up suburbs and satellite towns around the main city
    B)Constructing high rise building and sky scrapers
    C)Dispersing the factories & industries to the neighbouring but independent location.
    D)Preventing immigration of people into the metropolitan city
    Answer: Dispersing the factories & industries to the neighbouring but independent location.
  • Q. The first tidal power plant in India is located in:
    A)Vizag
    B)Okha
    C)Kochi
    D)Gulf of Kutch
    Answer: Gulf of Kutch
  • Q. The portion of incident radiation (energy) without heating that surface reflected back from a surface of a body is called:
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    B)Streto
    C)Ironodo
    D)Thermedo
    Answer: Albedo
  • Q. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
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    B)Teak : Jammu and Kashmir
    C)Deodar : Madhya Pradesh
    D)Sundari : West Bengal
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  • Q. Throughout the Ages the maximum number of streams of people came to India via
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    B)The western Himalayan passes
    C)Tibet
    D)The eastern Himalayan passes
    Answer: The western Himalayan passes
  • Q. Which of the following planet is farthest from Sun?
    A)Neptune
    B)Saturn
    C)Jupiter
    D)Uranus
    Answer: Neptune
  • Q. A ship met with an accident at 30ºC and 35ºN. The ship was sailing in the ________
    A)Mediterranean Sea
    B)Baltic Sea
    C)Black Sea
    D)Red Sea
    Answer: Mediterranean Sea
  • Q. Carbonaceous rocks which produce coal and of belong to the category of rocks called
    A)Sedimentary
    B)Metamorphic
    C)Igneous
    D)Inorganic
    Answer: Sedimentary
  • Q. On which of the following planets water cycle is available?
    A)Mars
    B)Jupiter
    C)Earth
    D)Venus
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  • Q. The term Mediterranean agriculture applies to a particular blend of ________ and activities and ________ is confined to regions encircling the Mediterranean basins.
    A)Grazing and fishing
    B)Farming and grazing
    C)Farming and fishing
    D)Fishing and mining
    Answer: Farming and grazing
  • Q. Consider the following statements: I. Suez Canal is an important link between developed countries and developing countries. II. It joins the Mediterranean Sea with the Gulf of Suez III. It is not a sea level canal. Which of the statement given above is/are correct?
    A)II and III
    B)I and II
    C)I and III
    D)I only
    Answer: I and II
  • Q. Variation in duration of day and night is due to: 1. rotation of earth on its axis 2. revolution of earth around the sun 3. inclination of earth at an angle of 66%.
    A)1 and 3
    B)1and 2
    C)2 and 3
    D)1, 2 and 3
    Answer: 2 and 3
  • Q. Child Sex Ratio as per the provisional results of the 2011 Census in India is
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    B)927
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    Answer: 927
  • Q. The Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) were created in:
    A)1989
    B)1985
    C)1987
    D)1990
    Answer: 1987
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    A)Linen
    B)Lac
    C)Hemp
    D)Flax
    Answer: Lac
  • Q. Which one of the following shows the correct sequence of occurrence of the following towns/cities as one proceeds from west to east?
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    B)Ajmer, Darbhanga, Kohima, Sikhar
    C)Surat, Wardha, Rourkela, Bharuch
    D)Anand, Rajkot, Dhanbad, Aizawl
    Answer: Pandharpur, Gulbarga, Kottagudem, Vishakhapatnam
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    B)Adiabatic
    C)Lapse rate
    D)Inverse cooling
    Answer: Adiabatic

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